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User:
California Raisins Advisory Board  Search this
Producer:
Will Vinton Productions  Search this
Maker:
Will Vinton Productions  Search this
Physical Description:
clay, plasticene (overall material)
lead (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 19.5 cm x 15 cm x 8 cm; 7 11/16 in x 5 29/32 in x 3 5/32 in
Object Name:
figure, animation
Place made:
United States: Oregon, Portland
Date made:
1986 - 1991
Description:
The California Raisins are sculpted clay figures used as advertising and merchandising characters by the California Raisin Advisory Board. The figures were first developed by Will Vinton Productions in 1986 based on caricatures of African American rhythm-and-blues groups. The California Raisins are often accompanied by a soundtrack of “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” originally popularized by singer Marvin Gaye. The Raisins released numerous studio albums in the 1980s, starred in a cartoon series, and were nominated for an Emmy for their 1988 “Meet the Raisins” mockumentary. These figures were used in the Claymation advertisements from 1986 through 1991.
Location:
Currently not on view
Subject:
Motion Pictures  Search this
Animation  Search this
Consumerism  Search this
Food Culture  Search this
Music  Search this
Blacks  Search this
African American  Search this
Credit Line:
Will Vinton Productions
ID Number:
1991.3182.02
Catalog number:
1991.3182.02
Nonaccession number:
1991.3182
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Popular Entertainment
Advertising
American Enterprise
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
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